Kennis POV She was smiling and laughing, a breathtaking sight. Despite the harsh treatment I had given her, she appeared genuinely happy. How did she manage that? Was she just naturally good? I had put her through a lot during the few months she had been with us, yet she still looked like that, and everyone loved her more than ever. She had become the most popular person in the pack, even surpassing Nina. I didn't realize how Diara had ingrained herself in my life, deep into my soul. I felt a strange bruising every day I didn't see her and her absence from the castle was felt deeply. I didn't want to but I found myself following her to the pack house. I had known for a while that she was a Dire wolf because of her wolf color; it was hard to miss. But lately, as she continued to

